Blaze destroys Halifax-area homes - Globe and MailPORTERS
| Blaze destroys Halifax-area homes - Globe and log cabin kit homes Mail PORTERS LAKE, N.S. A large brush fire that was burning out of control in a heavily wooded area east of Halifax on Saturday destroyed two houses, while more than 1,200 homes remained evacuated. About 200 people have registered at emergency Source: www.theglobeandmail.com Thousands forced out by US flooding - MSN UK News The Cedar River, which burst its banks after torrential rain, has forced at least 20,000 people from their homes in the US state of Iowa, officials said. The flooding in Iowa is the latest disaster created by severe storms blamed for at least nine Source: news.uk.msn.com Firefighters in Northern Calif. struggling to get upper hand on fire - Minneapolis Star Tribune PARADISE, Calif. - High wind on Saturday continued to stoke fires across Northern California that had destroyed dozens of homes and log cabin kit homes forced thousands of residents to flee. At least 66 homes had been destroyed with 17 others damaged in the Butte County Source: www.startribune.com Mild weather aids Northern California firefighting - Newsday SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Milder-than-expected weather on Saturday gave fire crews hope that they could rein in a series of Northern California wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes and log cabin kit homes forced thousands of residents to evacuate. Thousands of Source: www.newsday.com High winds stoke fires across Northern California - Seattle Times High wind on Saturday continued to stoke fires across Northern California that had destroyed dozens of homes and log cabin kit homes forced thousands of residents to flee. At least 66 homes had been destroyed with 17 others damaged in the Butte County town of Paradise Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com Rice: Israeli housing plan hurts peace - MSNBC TEL AVIV, Israel - The United States took Israel to task Saturday for a planned expansion of Jewish homes in the portion of Jerusalem that Palestinians claim for the capital of a future state. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that such moves Source: www.msnbc.msn.com Midwest Remains Battered By Storms, Floods - CBS News E-Mail Story (CBS/ AP) The dark, filthy water that flooded Iowa's second-largest city finally started to recede Saturday after forcing 24,000 people to flee, but those who remained were urged to cut back on showering and log cabin kit homes flushing to save the last of Source: www.cbsnews.com Floods force thousands from homes - News.com.au IOWA'S biggest cities were submerged today after swollen rivers forced thousands of residents to flee their homes amid devastating floods in the Midwestern US state. Unprecedented flooding covered hundreds of city blocks in Cedar Rapids as officials Source: www.news.com.au |